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Why are neurotoxic effects dangerous?

A number of substances can have a detrimental effect on nerve fibers, and such substances are called neurotoxins, and the results of their action are called neurotoxic disorders. Neurotoxins can cause acute reactions or act in a delayed manner, transforming toxic effects into a chronic process.

Chemicals, anesthetics, antiseptics, detergents, pesticides, insecticides, metal vapors, drugs with neurotoxic side effects can act as neurotoxins. The neurotoxic effect can begin when the components of these substances accidentally enter the respiratory system, into the blood, and when their permissible concentration in the blood is exceeded.

The neurotoxic effect of substances on the body is manifested in a number of signs:

Headaches,
Dizziness,
Feeling sick,
Weakness of the muscles of the limbs,
Balance disorders,
Feeling of tissue numbness,
Tissue sensitivity disorders,
Delayed or disturbed reflexes,
cramps,
Cardiac disorders (arrhythmias, tachycardia),
Visual impairment,
Breathing disorders,
Pain, similar to radicular syndrome,
Movement disorders,
Retention of urination or urinary incontinence,
Confusion of consciousness.

Neurotoxic disorders can be reversible and disappear when the action of the neurotoxin stops, but they can also lead to irreversible damage in the body.

You can be exposed to neurotoxic effects:

in the production of chemicals, being in a harmful atmosphere for a long time,
when working with fertilizers and insecticides in agriculture and in private summer cottages,
when carrying out disinfection of premises, being in an atmosphere filled with vapors of a concentrated disinfectant,
during repair and construction work with varnish and paint products, adhesives, solvents in poorly ventilated rooms,
being near a combustion zone with a high concentration of carbon monoxide,
being in the zone of a chemical man-made disaster (accidental emissions).

Neurotoxic disorders can eventually transform into diseases of the nervous system and musculoskeletal system: myopathies, Parkinson's disease, decreased or loss of vision, disruption of the vestibular apparatus, mental degradation, tics, tremors.

Treatment of neurotoxic disorders is based on detoxification measures to remove toxic substances from the body and reduce their concentration in tissues, restore water and electrolyte balance, purify blood from toxins by hemosorption. With neurotoxicosis, symptomatic therapy is carried out (with anticonvulsants, muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatory drugs, antiallergic drugs) to eliminate violations resulting from toxic effects. The priority direction in the treatment of neurotoxic disorders is the restoration of respiratory activity, hemodynamics, and the prevention of cerebral edema. Further, the affected organs are monitored, appropriate treatment is prescribed, and motor activity is restored.